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RIP, Larry Gibson: Longtime mountaintop-removal activist dies on mountain he loved
The West Virginia native died Sunday, after decades spent fighting the good fight.
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Ask Umbra: Should I toss this teddy bear?
A reader says his house is stuffed to the roof with cuddly toys. Umbra offers some comforting advice.
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Here are all of the various animals that climate change has empowered to kill you
Let me set the scene for you. There you are, Joe America or Jane Patriot, minding your business on one of the last weekends of summer. Walking along through one of America’s Majestic National Parks,™ you see an adorable animal and think, “I will take this home and keep it as a pet.” STOP. While […]
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Umbra’s second helpings: Green Jell-O shots [VIDEO]
A reader wonders whether to put her jigglers in paper or plastic cups. Umbra serves up a whole trayful of ways you can make your shots more earth-friendly.
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Stacey Champion took on the Tea Party — and won
When an Arizona state legislator tried to sneak through a law banning Agenda 21 and all things “sustainable,” this local rabble-rouser made some serious noise. It’s what you have to do, she says, when you live in crazytown.
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‘I, Party Cup’: Help Grist make a crazy documentary
Who made the red party cup such a ubiquitous part of our disposable world -- and why'd they do it? Grist needs your help to fund this crazy documentary.
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One more way your plane flights are killing everybody
Remember when cars used to give off disgusting clouds of lead-laden smoke? Planes still do that. Some of them do, at least — in particular, those nasty little planes that rich people fly because car traffic is for suckers. According to Scientific American, smaller planes now produce HALF of all the lead pollution in the […]
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Ask Umbra: Why do bike tires suck?
A reader asks why he’s always pumping up his bike tires. Umbra’s answer is absolutely airtight.
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Urban naturalist: Molly Steinwald challenges city kids to find the wilderness in a sidewalk crack
City kids are often taught that nature is “out there,” beyond the city limits, but this biologist/photographer/educator says “everyday nature” has the power to transform.
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Umbra’s second helpings: The most sustainable forms of birth control
Birth control shouldn't be controversial. But could it be greener? Umbra pulls out an answer.
